Please note this is a comparison between Version 2 by Catherine Yang and Version 1 by Catherine Yang.
Visual educational media refers to instructional resources that communicate learning content primarily through visual representation, such as images, diagrams, charts, animations, videos, simulations, and infographics, to support comprehension, retention, and application of knowledge [1][2][3][4][5][6]. It is used to make abstract concepts observable, reduce cognitive ambiguity, and guide attention to key relationships in information [2]. Visual educational media is characterized by intentional design features (e.g., signaling, spatial contiguity, coherence, and visual hierarchy) that align media form with learning objectives and learner cognitive processing [2][3][4][5][6]. In educational practice and research, the term denotes pedagogically structured visual communication for learning, rather than decorative or entertainment visuals without explicit instructional function [1][2][3][4][5][6].
visual educational media
instructional visuals
multimedia learning
visual pedagogy
educational video
Educational Methods and Media Use • Information Systems • Computer Science • Physical Sciences
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